The Story Behind Yin's Nyonya Bites

A Melaka family recipe. A founder's love. Handmade in Malaysia.

From Melaka to Your Table

A Recipe Too Important to Lose

Yin's Nyonya Bites was founded by Jyoanne Yin, who grew up watching her mother and grandmother slow-cook pineapple jam in their Melaka kitchen — stirring for hours, adjusting the sweetness by taste, folding in whole spices the way only a Nyonya cook would. When her mother passed, Jyoanne made a quiet decision: the recipe would not be lost. She would carry it forward.

"Rooted in Peranakan heritage, Yin's Nyonya Bites was born from a desire to preserve the authentic flavours of traditional Nyonya pineapple tarts lovingly passed down through generations."

Today, every jar of Yin's Nyonya Bites pineapple tarts is made from that same family recipe — slow-cooked jam, premium imported butter pastry. No artificial colouring · No MSG · Made with real butter. Small batches. Made by hand. Exactly as it was meant to be.

Behind The Tart

How Every Tart Is Made

The Jam

Fresh pineapples are grated and slow-cooked for several hours over low heat with cane sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and pandan leaves. No shortcuts. No canned concentrate. The jam is done when the colour deepens and the fragrance fills the kitchen.

The Pastry

Premium imported butter is worked into wheat flour and egg yolk by hand to create a dough that is tender, crumbly, and rich. No margarine. No shortening. Real butter only — because that is what gives the pastry its signature melt-in-mouth texture.

Hand-Shaping

Each tart is shaped individually by hand — a small disc of pastry, a careful measure of jam, pinched and rolled into a smooth ball. No moulds. No machines. Each piece is unique.

Baking

Baked at the right temperature to achieve a golden exterior without drying the pastry. Every batch is checked by Jyoanne before packaging.

Heritage Packaging

Packed into Yin's Nyonya Bites signature heritage-inspired glass jars — a design rooted in Peranakan motifs. Gift-ready from the moment the jar is sealed.

Traditional Nyonya Craftsmanship